The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-08
The CENTURY
for 1862.


The Century is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having regular circulation of
about two hundred thousand copies, often
reaching and sometimes exceeding two
hundred and twenty-five thousand.
Chief among its many attractions for the
coming year is a serial which las been in
active preparation for sixteen years. 1t
is historp of our own country in its
most critical time, as set forth in
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN,
BY HIS CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARIES,
JOHN @. NtcoLAY AND COL. JOHN HAY.
This great work, begun with the sane
ton of President Lincoln, and continued
under The authority of his son. the Hon.
Robert Il. Lincoln, is the only full and
authoritative record of the life of ALra-
ham Lincoln. It's authors were friends
Of Lincoln before his presidency: they
were most intimately associated with him
as private secretaries throughout his
term of office, and to them We're trans
ferred upon Lincoln's death all his priv
ate papers. Here will be told the
inside history of the civil war and of Pres
ident LincOln's administration. -impor-
tant details of which have hitherto re-
manned unrevealed, that they might first
appear in this authentic history. By rea-
son of the publication of this work.
THE WAR SERIES,
which has been followed with unflagging
interest by great audience, will occupy
less space during the coming year. Get
tysburg will be described by Gen. Hunt
(Chief Of lie Union Artillery. Gen.
I.Onnefpnat Gan Il NJ ~ al
Chickamagua, by Gen. ID. II. Hill Sher-
mans March TO the sen. by Generals
Howard and Slocum. Generals O. A..
Gilmore, VIM. f. Smith, John Gibbon.
Horace Porter, and John 5. NIosby will
describe special battles and incidents.
Stories OF naval engagements, prison life,
etc, etc, willappear
NOVELS AND STORIES.
"The Hundredth Man." novel by
Frank r. Stockton, author of The Lady
or che Tiger" etc, begins IN November.
Two novelties by George w. Gable,
stories by Mary llollock Foote, "Uncle
Remus," Julian Hawthorne, Edward
Egglest0n, and other prominent Amer
lean authors will be printed during the
year.
l. L
with illu.lrations) include series of
articles on affairs in Russia and Siberia,
by George KEENAN,, author of "Tent Life
Siberia, who has just returned from a
most evcntlul visit to Siberian prisons
papers on the Food Question, with ref
erence to its bearing on the Labor Prop
lens; English Cuthedrals. Dir. Egglcstoms
Religious Life in the American Colonies;
Men and Women of Queen Anne's Reign,
by Mrs. Oliphant; Clairyoyance, Spirit
ualism, Astrology, etc, by the Rev. j.
NJ. Buckley, ID. d., editor of the Christ
i'm -ldr0cdtc; astronomical papers; articles
throwing light on the Bible history, etc.
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Send for our beautifully illustrated pa
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